Terry Brandt has been named chair of administration for Mayo Clinic Health System Southwest Minnesota Region. He succeeds Rich Grace who, after a 40-year career with Mayo Clinic, will retire at the end of 2016.

Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato was rated High Performing in heart failure and hip replacement by U.S. News & World Report’s 2016-17 Best Hospitals for Procedures & Conditions, which was published online today.